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Fact Check: Trump DID 'Dump' Up To $1 Million In Nvidia Stock -- But Also Bought Up To $1.6 Million

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Newest development Nov 13, 2026 · 2 reportsFact Check: Trump DID 'Dump' Up To $1 Million In Nvidia Stock -- But Also Bought Up To $1.6 Million

Did President Donald Trump "dump" his Nvidia stock a few weeks before the Jensen Huang Chinese spy story dropped? Yes, but that is missing context: According to his financial disclosure, Trump sold between $500,001 and $1 million in Nvidia stock...

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  1. Top trade committee Democrats launch probe into Trump administration approving Nvidia's chip sales to China

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    Fact Check: Trump DID 'Dump' Up To $1 Million In Nvidia Stock -- But Also Bought Up To $1.6 Million

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  1. The Hill

    Top trade committee Democrats launch probe into Trump administration approving Nvidia's chip sales to China (opens The Hill)

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    The top Democrats on the House and Senate's trade committees are requesting the Commerce Department preserve its records on the President Trump's decision late last year allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China.

  2. NOTUS

    Democrats Open Probe Into Trump’s Deal to Export Nvidia Chips to China (opens NOTUS)

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    The president allegedly approved the chip exports after Nvidia contributed $26 million toward his personal priorities, including the White House ballroom project.

  3. The Guardian

    Trump bought Nvidia stock as he helped chipmaker with change to export rule (opens The Guardian)

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    President purchased up to $5m of stock before revoking Biden-era rule that limited Nvidia’s ability to sell to China Donald Trump bought Nvidia stock worth millions of dollars as he made decisions on America’s China policy that would benefit the chipmaker, an analysis has found .

  4. National Review

    Did Payments by Huang’s Nvidia Influence Trump’s Policy on Chip Exports to China? (opens National Review)

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    While correlation doesn’t necessarily mean causation, there is an undeniable correlation between Nvidia’s payments and Trump’s loosening of export restrictions.

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    Fact Check: Trump DID 'Dump' Up To $1 Million In Nvidia Stock -- But Also Bought Up To $1.6 Million (opens Leadstories)

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    Did President Donald Trump "dump" his Nvidia stock a few weeks before the Jensen Huang Chinese spy story dropped? Yes, but that is missing context: According to his financial disclosure, Trump sold between $500,001 and $1 million in Nvidia stock...

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